M56 Westbound Jct 6 entry slip road closure

Cleared

M56 Westbound Jct 6 entry slip road closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 J6 Westbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 8:08 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 2:52 AM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 3:10 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 6 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
53.360897, -2.296112
Latitude span
53.360198 – 53.361313
Longitude span
-2.299036 – -2.293960
Bounding box centre
53.360756, -2.296498
Location descriptions
  • M56 J6 westbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J6 westbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{33DFA406-BC5A-FC5C-C2E7-F3AD26438E68}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
5 m
To Distance
86 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.361313 -2.29396
53.361276 -2.294126
53.361251 -2.294222
53.361212 -2.294336
53.361185 -2.294396
53.361149 -2.294471
53.361086 -2.294606
53.361031 -2.294771
53.360966 -2.295029

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J6 westbound access
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{99781EB8-29E6-4828-9D0D-2B1E8A7DED44}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.360941 -2.295131
53.360922 -2.295221
53.360913 -2.295356
53.360903 -2.295611
53.360946 -2.296498
53.360946 -2.296618
53.360945 -2.296859
53.360936 -2.297024
53.36089 -2.297339
53.360845 -2.297549
53.360817 -2.297639
53.360723 -2.297899
53.360555 -2.298259
53.36022 -2.298897
53.360198 -2.299034
53.360198 -2.299036
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.293960, 53.361313
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 8:08 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 2:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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